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nasa's pro s rex mission is to learn more about these flying objects. i'm meteorologist erica grow, wusa9. >> nasa plans to catch up with an astroid as it passes near us in the year 2016, collect samples and hopefully figure out more where it came from. >>> new information on a bizarre and disturbing kidnapping and rape case in philadelphia. wusa9 has learned the alleged kidnapper is a 19-year-old former women's track athlete from springfield high school right here in montgomery county. christine rigusters is charged with disguising herself in traditional muslim robes to snatch a 5-year-old girl from a philadelphia school. our scott broom is in white oak, maryland, tonight. >> reporter: christine rigusters is a 2011 graduate of spring brook high school who made her mark here on the track team but who was accused in court in philadelphia today of a horrible crime. among the charges against rigusters is kidnapping and child rape after she was questioned thursday about a disturbing january 14th incident targeting a 5-year-old elementary school girl. rigust
nasa's pro s rex mission is to learn more about these flying objects. i'm meteorologist erica grow, wusa9. >> nasa plans to catch up with an astroid as it passes near us in the year 2016, collect samples and hopefully figure out more where it came from. >>> new information on a bizarre and disturbing kidnapping and rape case in philadelphia. wusa9 has learned the alleged kidnapper is a 19-year-old former women's track athlete from springfield high school right here in montgomery...
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janine de la vega is live at nasa aims in mountain view where people gathered. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon. they were showing a feed of this. now it's just a recording of what it looked like. in the last 40 minutes it came as close as it would to the dearth. just to give you an idea how big it is, we're told it is as big as the size of this entire building, half a football field. on the screen, the asteroid doesn't look that spectacular. it looks like a small dot of light. these are pictures of the astroid being scene from an observatory in australia. it's 150 feet that's been dubbed 2012 da-14. scientists say there's no chance it will hit the earth. space enthusiasts came to watch the asteroid flying by as well as nasa scientists commenting on the significance. we spoke to a nasa expert and a viewer about the asteroid. >> it's coming very close and that gives us a wonderful opportunity to study it up close. and so we can learn a lot more about these types of objects. in terms of its scientist significance, there's depreleft over -- debri
janine de la vega is live at nasa aims in mountain view where people gathered. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon. they were showing a feed of this. now it's just a recording of what it looked like. in the last 40 minutes it came as close as it would to the dearth. just to give you an idea how big it is, we're told it is as big as the size of this entire building, half a football field. on the screen, the asteroid doesn't look that spectacular. it looks like a small dot...
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nasa says the asteroid will miss us by 17,200 miles. to put that in perspective, that's closer than the television satellites beaming your signal right now. researchers hope this asteroid can help them learn how to avoid collisions with larger ones, which could destroy the earth. >> we'll get much better data as it comes by. >> reporter: astronomers identified 1400 potentially hazardous asteroids which is just 10% of the most dangerous asteroids out there. live in the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> olympic sprinter oscar pistorius sobbed in court today as murder charges were read against him. the double amputee known as "the blade runner" is accused in the death of his girlfriend, 30-year-old reeva steenkamp. she was found shot to death inside pistorius's home yesterday. in a statement, he disputes he murdered her in, quote, the strongest terms. however, prosecutors are expected to file additional charges including premeditated murder. >>> the san bernardino county coroner has positively identified the remains of christopher dorne
nasa says the asteroid will miss us by 17,200 miles. to put that in perspective, that's closer than the television satellites beaming your signal right now. researchers hope this asteroid can help them learn how to avoid collisions with larger ones, which could destroy the earth. >> we'll get much better data as it comes by. >> reporter: astronomers identified 1400 potentially hazardous asteroids which is just 10% of the most dangerous asteroids out there. live in the newsroom, cate...
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. >> en estados unidos pasara de día, a las 2 del este nasa dará las imágenes de australia . >> si no coopera el clima esperar 40 años . >> sino gracias por todos buenas noches . >> gracias . >> empleado en massachusetts se defiende de ladrones . >> familia de brooklyn en nueva york es ejemplo de superacion . >> el padre de adolescente celebra con lagrimas porque recibió nueva oportunidad de . >> [música] . >> el dependiente de tienda en massachusetts es experto por evitar robos, hombre le quiso robar y saco espada, el con cuchillo le dio un puñetazo . >> autobús choco contra casa y cayó a canal , 4 con heridas leves, perdió el control , el chofer es multado e interrogado por la policía . >> estados unidos es país de oportunidad de familia en nueva york después de años hacen venta callejera en ejemplo para imigrantes, tenemos la historia. >> después de 18 años vendiendo en calles y parques en nueva york tiene su propio restaurante no digo que se hizo realidad . >> llegaron de méxico hace 27 años después de intentar trabajo, vendían comida en parque . >> para comprar u
. >> en estados unidos pasara de día, a las 2 del este nasa dará las imágenes de australia . >> si no coopera el clima esperar 40 años . >> sino gracias por todos buenas noches . >> gracias . >> empleado en massachusetts se defiende de ladrones . >> familia de brooklyn en nueva york es ejemplo de superacion . >> el padre de adolescente celebra con lagrimas porque recibió nueva oportunidad de . >> [música] . >> el dependiente de tienda...
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bob jacobs, the pr that represented nasa. it was more of a member is of neil from his sons and a couple close friends. the eulogies were mostly about his humility. that is what i remember most about neil. one of the most humble guys i ever met, most self-effacing, never bragged. never thought about looked at me, i am first on the moon. and it probably the most talented guy i knew as far as pilot skills go. >> you were if prior -- you were a fighter pilot. >> right, and so was he, in korea. then he got out of the navy. so he was an accomplished pilot when he came to nasa. i think if anybody should have been first on the moon, it was neil armstrong because he had the skill and the humility to carry that load. >> we talked last night at dinner. when you were flying at the lunar module down, commander is on one side and the other guy is on the other side. it makes it easier for one person to get out first. talk about that. >> who's gonna be first out? the lunar module pilot is on the right side as the face forward. the commander
bob jacobs, the pr that represented nasa. it was more of a member is of neil from his sons and a couple close friends. the eulogies were mostly about his humility. that is what i remember most about neil. one of the most humble guys i ever met, most self-effacing, never bragged. never thought about looked at me, i am first on the moon. and it probably the most talented guy i knew as far as pilot skills go. >> you were if prior -- you were a fighter pilot. >> right, and so was he, in...
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since then, nasa has been plotting its path and is certain there will be no impact. its closest approach expected to be near indonesia at 2:24 p.m. eastern on friday. images have already been captured on high-powered tell scopes in australia. >> you won't be able to see it with the naked eye. with research and a decent telescope, you have a shot but your best bet may be to do what a lot of people around here will be doing, monitoring the nasa feed online. as it gets closer, nasa's powerful gold stone deep space communications complex will be taking radar imagery, research that could help scientists avoid disaster in the future. back in 1908, a smaller meteor hit in a remote region of siberia, destroying the landscape for hundreds of miles. and scientists blame the dinosaur's demise on a massive astroid. >> the dinosaurs didn't have a space program. so they couldn't discover astroids and they couldn't do anything about it. >> reporter: so now nasa says they'll be watching and learning what they can from what is about to be a very close call. kristen dahlgren, nbc news
since then, nasa has been plotting its path and is certain there will be no impact. its closest approach expected to be near indonesia at 2:24 p.m. eastern on friday. images have already been captured on high-powered tell scopes in australia. >> you won't be able to see it with the naked eye. with research and a decent telescope, you have a shot but your best bet may be to do what a lot of people around here will be doing, monitoring the nasa feed online. as it gets closer, nasa's...
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of nasa. right now a mere 25,000 miles, six minutes ago before we went on the air, it was at 27,000 miles, going very fast. and so, that's how they have it calculated not going to hit us or graze us, but buzz us in about an hour and ten minutes right here. i hope we live. just kidding. they say it's not going to hit us. not totally true and, but they say there's no 'cause for concern, hello. you never know, do you? and in other news we're following another major story for you today as the president heads to the windy city, his hometown, to deliver what's been billed pass a purely economic address. but there's he a growing sense that the economy will not be the only topic of discussion. this 174 shootings and 44 murders, so far, reported in chicago. that's just by february 3rd alone, all right? so it's going to get worse and it was really bad last year. last year, the city saw 506 murders, and more than 2400 shootings. and what a mess! all this after this 15-year-old honor student was gunned do
of nasa. right now a mere 25,000 miles, six minutes ago before we went on the air, it was at 27,000 miles, going very fast. and so, that's how they have it calculated not going to hit us or graze us, but buzz us in about an hour and ten minutes right here. i hope we live. just kidding. they say it's not going to hit us. not totally true and, but they say there's no 'cause for concern, hello. you never know, do you? and in other news we're following another major story for you today as the...
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nasa is emphasizing there is no connection between that meteor and a huge asteroid make a close trip past earth. these are images from radar chicago the asteroid named da-14 saying it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss. the space rocket is half the size of a football old. if i would like to check it out, the space and science center has a telescope viewing party at 7:00 tonight and nasa is broadcasting the fly by on their site at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." >> will there be obstructions in the sky? or anything fall down -- rain? >> isn't that creepy coincidence? noise video. now, at home, live doppler 7 hd shows no radar runs. it is dry. notice the lack of clouds. one area we talked about this, everyone will be clear but santa rosa, a little bit of fog and 1. 75 mile visibility. today, we will have a record or two that may fall with another warm day. the coast will be calm. mid-to-upper 60's. surging warmth around the bay and inland. for the bay 68 to 73, inland will hit 68 to 74 degrees this afternoon. touch of screen in the forecast. >> pretty light, th
nasa is emphasizing there is no connection between that meteor and a huge asteroid make a close trip past earth. these are images from radar chicago the asteroid named da-14 saying it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss. the space rocket is half the size of a football old. if i would like to check it out, the space and science center has a telescope viewing party at 7:00 tonight and nasa is broadcasting the fly by on their site at abc7news.com under "see it on...
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which is why a trio of big brains from nasa, apole low 9 astronaut rusty schweker, rob lou and scott hubbard have become the astronaut hunters, launching their own mission to find an asteroid that are on a collision course with our world. >> this asteroid is important because it's a wake-up call that we should be looking out there. these things do hit the earth. >> reporter: the last near disaster was averted by pure luck. it was 1908 and a huge asteroid made a direct hit. fortunately into siberia, where a thousand miles of trees and wildlife were decimated. just imagine if the bull's eye were new york or chicago? >> if i very large asteroid were to hit, miles across, it would probably create the same kind of disaster that wiped out the dinosaurs. >> reporter: amazingly, no one knew da-14 was headed our way until a spanish dentist and amateur astronomer randomly discovered this grainy proof a year ago. >> of all the asteroids that are out there that come near the earth and can do harm if they hit the earth, we only know 1% now. 99% of them, we don't even know where they are. >> repor
which is why a trio of big brains from nasa, apole low 9 astronaut rusty schweker, rob lou and scott hubbard have become the astronaut hunters, launching their own mission to find an asteroid that are on a collision course with our world. >> this asteroid is important because it's a wake-up call that we should be looking out there. these things do hit the earth. >> reporter: the last near disaster was averted by pure luck. it was 1908 and a huge asteroid made a direct hit....
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nasa ambassador greg red fern also the sky guy is here. always good to see you. >> you too will. >> whether or not this thing actually hit the ground? do we know that yet? >> i think that there was an impact because before we went on air i was surfing the net and they show a picture of a 26- foot wide crater in the ice. and in studying the video that we saw today. it looks like after the terminal burst which was a big flash that everybody saw was brighter than the sun. there were other meteorites that fell to ground that an expedition will go out and map the field where all this things landed and give us a good picture of what happened that day. >> the folks that actually do this. you call them hunters right? >> yes i can guarantee you there are people who have got their passports and they're on their way to there right now to join the people there. >> not just because they're interested. there's value here right? >> absolutely. i tell you with an event like this, you're talking tens of thousands of dollars for little specimens. it's going
nasa ambassador greg red fern also the sky guy is here. always good to see you. >> you too will. >> whether or not this thing actually hit the ground? do we know that yet? >> i think that there was an impact because before we went on air i was surfing the net and they show a picture of a 26- foot wide crater in the ice. and in studying the video that we saw today. it looks like after the terminal burst which was a big flash that everybody saw was brighter than the sun. there...
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. >> and nasa will be sending a mission into space in 2016. >> we're preparing emission level rendezvous that none of these potentially hazardous asteroids to understand its composition and, collect a sample, and bring it back to earth. >> for those used in the space, it was an exciting day. rob roblin and, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and now a developing story. this is the tale of a police pursuit from the ground and capt. retailer brought on the scene as they were apprehending the suspect. it was in west baltimore and the police began following him after he allegedly stabbed a woman in the parking lot of anne arundel mills mall, about a 15-mile pursuit. no word on whether or not he made off with any cash. the victim is being treated at a hospital and is expected to survive. three men have been terrorizing convenience stores all over the county and the city since late december, but tonight it's all coming to an end. let's get the number and the span of the armed robberies. these three men were all behind them. the last three occurred within minutes of each other arm february 7th. they were spot
. >> and nasa will be sending a mission into space in 2016. >> we're preparing emission level rendezvous that none of these potentially hazardous asteroids to understand its composition and, collect a sample, and bring it back to earth. >> for those used in the space, it was an exciting day. rob roblin and, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and now a developing story. this is the tale of a police pursuit from the ground and capt. retailer brought on the scene as they were apprehending...
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nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by something so large. it is half 9 size of a football field. oakland space and science there is has a telescope viewing party at 7:00 tonight and nasa is broadcasting it on the web site at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." >> there was chaos in san francisco resulting in a shooting and chase and multi-car pileup. we are joined from 5th and mission to plain how this unfolded. cornell? >> stolen car suspect behind bars this morning after causing a major accident after a police chase right here at 5th and mission streets. police cleared the scene but they say the driver of a stolen town car being pursued by undercover officers collided with a taxicab. two other cars were hit and there were injuries. police fired shots at the stolen car suspect. moments before that after the driver may have tried to run down an officer when police tried to stop the car. >> officers in front of the station actually laid down spike strips to disable the vehicle and the suspect vehicle drove on the sidewalk and that is where an
nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by something so large. it is half 9 size of a football field. oakland space and science there is has a telescope viewing party at 7:00 tonight and nasa is broadcasting it on the web site at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." >> there was chaos in san francisco resulting in a shooting and chase and multi-car pileup. we are joined from 5th and mission to plain how this unfolded. cornell? >> stolen car...
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joining us live now to talk more about this astroid is donte loretta with nasa. we appreciate you getting up had morning. >> not a problem. pleasure to be here. >> tell us why nasa is so positive that it's going to miss us. >> this is a very exciting historical event. this astroid was detected almost a year ago. we've been calculating its orbit precisely ever since. we have a very good estimation of the close approach distance. about 17,000 miles away from the surface of the earth. >>> i've heard reports that the expectation will that it will pass between the earth and satellites, for example. people are worried will i lose my cable as a result of it hitting in space. is that a possibility sm. >> the good news is, there's nothing to worry about. we know this is going to be a safe eye vent. the astroid will not hit the earth or the space station. it will not hit critical assets. you don't have to worry about losing your tv. >> a new variable. need to ask you about this meteor shower over russia overnight. was that predicted or was connected at all to the astroid c
joining us live now to talk more about this astroid is donte loretta with nasa. we appreciate you getting up had morning. >> not a problem. pleasure to be here. >> tell us why nasa is so positive that it's going to miss us. >> this is a very exciting historical event. this astroid was detected almost a year ago. we've been calculating its orbit precisely ever since. we have a very good estimation of the close approach distance. about 17,000 miles away from the surface of the...
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. >>> still to come on "today in the bay," nasa ames facing serious accusation this is morning leveled against it by two congressmen. we'll have details on it coming up. >> in court today charged with the murder of his girlfriend. i'm kris sanchez. i have developing details coming to you from the newsroom. >> good morning to you. a great looking day shaping up. temps wi s will climb into the . might be talking records. we'll break it down coming up. >>> a much clearer view of the roadways than we had yesterday. i'll show you what we have cropping up. it is friday but is it light? we'll let you know. >> a live look at san francisco's embarcadero on this friday, february 15th. no traffic there just yet. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for being with us. it's 5:29. i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. right now we're switching stories here. all right. >> yes, we are. we're going to talk to kris sanchez. she's live in our newsroom right now talking about south african olympian runner oscar pistorius in court to
. >>> still to come on "today in the bay," nasa ames facing serious accusation this is morning leveled against it by two congressmen. we'll have details on it coming up. >> in court today charged with the murder of his girlfriend. i'm kris sanchez. i have developing details coming to you from the newsroom. >> good morning to you. a great looking day shaping up. temps wi s will climb into the . might be talking records. we'll break it down coming up. >>> a...
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nasa is broadcasting the fly by on its site at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." extra happy to be awake this morning. >> if you have trouble picturing half a football field, people saying it is the sides of an olympic swimming fool -- pool coming by earth. >> it is cool or warm? >> it is warmer. dry. clear. offshore breeze kicked in yesterday and chased away the clouds. one area only has fog at 1.5 mile visibility in santa rosa. get ready for a warmer than average day and mid-60's the scene coast and upper 60's to mid-70's around the bay and inland. how the commute? >> relaxing. 5:32 on friday morning everything is looking good. if you travel from pleasant hills the brake lights at north main and moving nicely on 24 and 680 is looking great all the way to the dublin interchange and the central valley is moving nicely over the pass to livermore area and the drive times if you are traveling north 101 through san jose, 880, northbound, toward highway 84 and 92 from the peninsula over to hayward you are looking at 15 minutes on the bridge. >> a busy san francisco int
nasa is broadcasting the fly by on its site at abc7news.com under "see it on tv." extra happy to be awake this morning. >> if you have trouble picturing half a football field, people saying it is the sides of an olympic swimming fool -- pool coming by earth. >> it is cool or warm? >> it is warmer. dry. clear. offshore breeze kicked in yesterday and chased away the clouds. one area only has fog at 1.5 mile visibility in santa rosa. get ready for a warmer than average...
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. >> he is working at nasa and now studying, mark has an impressive list of discoveries under his belt. the rings around jupiter. multiple rings and planets circli circli cirque uranis and now around pluto. one of mark's great skills seems to be his ability to strip away all of the visual noise that comes with taking pictures in space. and revealing what is hitten beneath. he also has a great instinct for knowing what to look for and where. like when he found a new moon orbiting saturn. >> i told my spouse that morning, i'm going to be looking for a moon near saturn today. so then i called home and said, guess what i did today? i found a moon around saturn. >> that no one had ever seen? >> that no one had ever seen. >> mark has been privileged to name many of them. a privilege he decided to share with the rest of us. remember those two moons orbiting pluto? right now they are calls p4 and p5. now a chance for the rest of us to share in mark's latest discovery, one unlikely to be his last. >> two moons in two years for me, that's pretty exciting. >> likely to take part in the vote on my
. >> he is working at nasa and now studying, mark has an impressive list of discoveries under his belt. the rings around jupiter. multiple rings and planets circli circli cirque uranis and now around pluto. one of mark's great skills seems to be his ability to strip away all of the visual noise that comes with taking pictures in space. and revealing what is hitten beneath. he also has a great instinct for knowing what to look for and where. like when he found a new moon orbiting saturn....
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nasa says now more like 7,000. it ripped through the air like a blade through fabric triggering sonic booms and an immense shock wave when it exploded. when it shattered miles above the earth, we're told it released 20 times the energy, more powerful than the hiroshimo bomb in japan. it was powerful enough to knock down doors and shatter windows across one city. officials say more than 1,000 people went for medical treatment. flying glass blamed for most of those injuries. one witness saying when older women in the neighborhood spotted it, they started screaming that the world was ending. and just about everybody seemed a little freaked out. >> it was very confusing because the building was shaking a little bit, so initially i thought it was an earthquake. but then i knew i heard this loud bang, so i thought some sort of explosion, either a gas leak or a bomb or -- once i saw this streak in the sky, i thought it was either a plane crash or a missile. >> can you blame him? the shock waves shattered a wall 900 miles
nasa says now more like 7,000. it ripped through the air like a blade through fabric triggering sonic booms and an immense shock wave when it exploded. when it shattered miles above the earth, we're told it released 20 times the energy, more powerful than the hiroshimo bomb in japan. it was powerful enough to knock down doors and shatter windows across one city. officials say more than 1,000 people went for medical treatment. flying glass blamed for most of those injuries. one witness saying...
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you can track that on the mass of website. -- on the nasa website. it is closer to west bend the moon will be but no impact that >> is a good thing. >> there's a possibility that one could get knocked out, a satellite. >> with millions of pieces out there, eventually something will hit. >> time to check and with doug hill. >> let's give you 30 seconds of your friday whether starting with temperatures around the area which are in the 30's. everything is dry this morning compared with a surprise ice had yesterday. satellite and radar shows some high pressure in the afternoon yesterday and cools guys last night and that will move out. we may get some rain this afternoon that could turn to white snow later tonight. we will see sunshine today that will give way to clouds and rain. >> good morning in virginia on 395 as you leave the shirlington area, people will have to delay with this crash as you come to the 14th street bridge. this is off of the george washington parkway, you need to merge onto the oncoming traffic. it is a little bit tricky. with newsc
you can track that on the mass of website. -- on the nasa website. it is closer to west bend the moon will be but no impact that >> is a good thing. >> there's a possibility that one could get knocked out, a satellite. >> with millions of pieces out there, eventually something will hit. >> time to check and with doug hill. >> let's give you 30 seconds of your friday whether starting with temperatures around the area which are in the 30's. everything is dry this...
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. >>> right now, nasa keeping a close eye on an astroid that's supposed to have a close call with earth. it's called 2012-da 14. will pass a little more than 17,000 miles from the earth's surface. it's about 150 feet in diameter, weighs about 143,000 tons. it is the closest an astroid of that size has come to earth in a century. experts are fairly confident it will miss us. >> fairly confident or absolutely confident? come on, tom. there's a big difference. we don't want it anywhere near earth, right? >> that's what the dinosaurs thought. it's going to be missing us. based on our technology and trajectory, looks like it will miss us. coming close later today. might be a breeze. upper 20s, light breeze right now on the surface. in the mid-20s parts of northern virginia. near 30 degrees in arlg -- it's cold near or below freezing from west virginia to the eastern shore. except near the waters. through the day, still below freezing at 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. near noontime near 50. might hit the mid-50s by mid afternoon. heading back home, might be light rain around. it will be back into the 4
. >>> right now, nasa keeping a close eye on an astroid that's supposed to have a close call with earth. it's called 2012-da 14. will pass a little more than 17,000 miles from the earth's surface. it's about 150 feet in diameter, weighs about 143,000 tons. it is the closest an astroid of that size has come to earth in a century. experts are fairly confident it will miss us. >> fairly confident or absolutely confident? come on, tom. there's a big difference. we don't want it...
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but don't worry, nasa says this asteroid will move past us and not impact earth. now, this morning, though, 500 people are hurt from a meteor that exploded over russia. most of them were cut by glass broken by shockwaves and this caught many people by surprise. >> an object the size of a house or car cannot be seen by telescopes and they catch you off guard. >> reporter: this meteor is le
but don't worry, nasa says this asteroid will move past us and not impact earth. now, this morning, though, 500 people are hurt from a meteor that exploded over russia. most of them were cut by glass broken by shockwaves and this caught many people by surprise. >> an object the size of a house or car cannot be seen by telescopes and they catch you off guard. >> reporter: this meteor is le
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coming. >> nasa's currently studying about 9,000 of these near-earth asteroids. about 1,800 of them are fairly large and those are of very particular interest to us. >> now, overnight a bright flash was spotted streaking above the bay area sky. you might have seen it. and as the sky lit up, so did the phones in our newsroom. e-mails and tweets came pouring into kpix5. check that out. people concerned about a streak of light in the sky, and this youtube user posted this video of what may be a bright blue flash over the peninsula. we haven't been able to confirm the accuracy of that video, but, again, it was posted on youtube overnight from santa clarita to fairfield, facebook and twitter users reported seeing some type of flash just before 8:00 p.m. and nasa tells us there's no connection between the three of them, it was simply a cosmic coincidence. now, brian, you study these sorts of things. what's going on? it was kind of weird in 24 hours we saw all this. >> i don't know whether to be more stunned that we got three meteors in 24 hours or the fact that everybo
coming. >> nasa's currently studying about 9,000 of these near-earth asteroids. about 1,800 of them are fairly large and those are of very particular interest to us. >> now, overnight a bright flash was spotted streaking above the bay area sky. you might have seen it. and as the sky lit up, so did the phones in our newsroom. e-mails and tweets came pouring into kpix5. check that out. people concerned about a streak of light in the sky, and this youtube user posted this video of what...
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michelle obama tonight's state of the union include 6-year-old star of the beast of the southern wild and nasa' mohawk guy will be a guest for the first lady. he'll get a lot of attention for working on the curiosity landing on mars. he'll there be to highlight the president's call for more vees yaz for immigrants working on engineering. >>> we have a website that is designed to create a second screen experience with fact checking and social media reactions. >>> and also on hand tonight, ted nugent who will be a guest of republican congressman steve stockman. last year nugent said he would be dead or in jail if president obama was re-elected. i guess he forgot it add or in congress. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> let the good times roll. it's fat tuesday in bushon street. thousands flock to new orleans to take part in mardi gras. jay gray is live on bourbon street. you having a good time down there? >> reporter: yeah. i got them all the right way. i bought them in a shop. take a look down bourbon street. this place is still packed. that is unbelievable. that is a trash
michelle obama tonight's state of the union include 6-year-old star of the beast of the southern wild and nasa' mohawk guy will be a guest for the first lady. he'll get a lot of attention for working on the curiosity landing on mars. he'll there be to highlight the president's call for more vees yaz for immigrants working on engineering. >>> we have a website that is designed to create a second screen experience with fact checking and social media reactions. >>> and also on...
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nasa says there's no chance it will hit here. at the closest point it will be 17,000 miles from earth just after 2:00 this afternoon. >>> this morning's other top stories now, thousands of stranded cruise ship passengers are back on solid ground after days without power or running water. passengers eagerly ran from the boat, some even kissing the ground right here, oh, they are thankful to be back. the carnival cruise ship docked in mobile, alabama late last night. more than 4,000 passengers were on the damaged boat for nearly a week. carnival is giving passengers a full refund plus $it 500. >>> police in california say the body inside a burned out cabin is that of former lapd officer christopher dorner. he was wanted for the murders of four people, including a women's basketball coach and her fiancee. officials say dorner researched 28-year-old monica quan and 27- year-old keith lawrence before killing them. quan's father represented dorner during a disciplinary hearing. >>> a big event on valentine's day to draw attention to th
nasa says there's no chance it will hit here. at the closest point it will be 17,000 miles from earth just after 2:00 this afternoon. >>> this morning's other top stories now, thousands of stranded cruise ship passengers are back on solid ground after days without power or running water. passengers eagerly ran from the boat, some even kissing the ground right here, oh, they are thankful to be back. the carnival cruise ship docked in mobile, alabama late last night. more than 4,000...
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he is a brilliant university of maryland graduate engineering student with ties to nasa. but he was also suffering from a mental illness that turned deadly. >> the whole thing -- >> shocked, neighboring students said bullets went through an suv window and into a neighborhood home. >> i guess -- >> find the trigger of a semihandgun was dayvon green. a 23-year-old university of maryland graduate engineering student and self-described brainiac, seen on a nasa website, where he was working on engineering. >> one of his roommates woke up to the flames. >> a bizarre night was lit fires all around the house which lured these roommates outside. green inexplicably pulled his gun from his waistband, shot one roommate to death and shot another. green ran in the backyard and shot hems. julie parker speaks to prince georges police. >> next to the gunman's body, a handgun was found. they also discovered a bag of weapons to include a baseball bat, a machete, a fully loaded semi-automatic handgun and ammunition. the shooter had been suffering from a mental illness. >> university presiden
he is a brilliant university of maryland graduate engineering student with ties to nasa. but he was also suffering from a mental illness that turned deadly. >> the whole thing -- >> shocked, neighboring students said bullets went through an suv window and into a neighborhood home. >> i guess -- >> find the trigger of a semihandgun was dayvon green. a 23-year-old university of maryland graduate engineering student and self-described brainiac, seen on a nasa website, where...
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but nasa says there's no chance the 150-foot astroid will hit us. at the closest point it will be 17,000 miles from earth, and that's closer than weather and tv satellites that are in orbit. we're giving you mixed messages there. we're saying it's not far, but it's closer than weather and tv satellites. okay. greg was in here, and i was happy to hear his explanation of things. >> he says we don't have to worry about it. in the meantime, do we have to worry about the weather? here's tucker barnes with the answer. >>> potentially so. thank you very much. not this morning. lots of sunshine. cool start to the day. later this afternoon, rain showers move in for the evening commute and might transition to snow later tonight. a lot going on weather-wise. 37 now at reagan national. 34 this morning dulles. bwi marshall 33 degrees. make sure the kids are bundled up. we're not concerned with rain and/or snow the first half of the day. satellite radar, generally sunny skies the first half of your day. clouds will quickly increase. late this afternoon, see the r
but nasa says there's no chance the 150-foot astroid will hit us. at the closest point it will be 17,000 miles from earth, and that's closer than weather and tv satellites that are in orbit. we're giving you mixed messages there. we're saying it's not far, but it's closer than weather and tv satellites. okay. greg was in here, and i was happy to hear his explanation of things. >> he says we don't have to worry about it. in the meantime, do we have to worry about the weather? here's tucker...
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there might be a television satellite that happens to wander into its pass although nasa has calculated it out and we don't think that's going to happen. >> reporter: tonight on the streets of oakland some sky watchers knew about the asteroid. while scientists are ruled out a collision this time, they're asking for more funding to catalog those objects. >> let's say there was one heading to the earth that we knew about and there was going to be an impact. we want as much time as possible to prepare for that event. >> reporter: despite how close the asteroid will pass it will not be visible to the unaided eye. this observation deck will be ohm from #: -- 7:00 to 10:00 to see that asteroid. christien kafton, ktvu news. >>> some people were injured during a collision. one car was trying to pass another and cross the center line. they say the driver hit another vehicle coming in the opposite direction. police say none of the injuries were serious and they do not believe that alcohol played a hole in -- played a role in the crash. >>> this video shows an armed robbery at a jewelry store in s
there might be a television satellite that happens to wander into its pass although nasa has calculated it out and we don't think that's going to happen. >> reporter: tonight on the streets of oakland some sky watchers knew about the asteroid. while scientists are ruled out a collision this time, they're asking for more funding to catalog those objects. >> let's say there was one heading to the earth that we knew about and there was going to be an impact. we want as much time as...
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. >> what nasa says it was not was part of this asteroid. it buzzed clo to earth today. 100 tons races towards earth every day. national safety counsel estimates you're twice as likely to be struck by lightning than hit by an asteroid but three times more likely than being injured by fire works. 20,000 troops have been sent to help residents. those people are spending a night without windows temperatures in that part of russia are well below zero tonight. >> a giant asteroid talking about has nothing to do with the meteor that hit russia. that one hurled past earth today just before 11:30 our time. astroners used binoculars to watch the point of light speeding across the sky. >> breaking news in antioch. sky 7 caught the scene of what we believe is a shooting in a gas station or perhaps a burger king restaurant near dear valley high school. a person has been handcuffed after the scene. the investigation station has been roped off. the call came in as a shooting at burger king. police have not told fuss anyone was injured in this shooting. >>
. >> what nasa says it was not was part of this asteroid. it buzzed clo to earth today. 100 tons races towards earth every day. national safety counsel estimates you're twice as likely to be struck by lightning than hit by an asteroid but three times more likely than being injured by fire works. 20,000 troops have been sent to help residents. those people are spending a night without windows temperatures in that part of russia are well below zero tonight. >> a giant asteroid talking...
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there might be a television satellite that happens to wander into its pass although nasa has calculated it out and we don't think that's going to happen. >> reporter: tonight on the streets of oakland some sky watchers knew about the asteroid. while scientists are ruled out a collision this time, they're asking for more funding to catalog those objects. >> let's say there was one heading to the earth that we knew about and there was going to be an impact. we want as much time as possible to prepare for that event. >> reporter: despite how close the asteroid will pass it will not be visible to the unaided eye. this observation deck will be ohm from #: -- 7:00 to 10:00 to see that asteroid. christien kafton, ktvu news. >>> some people were injured during a collision. one car was trying to pass another and cross the center line. they say the driver hit another vehicle coming in the opposite direction. police say none of the injuries were serious and they do not believe that alcohol played a hole in -- played a role in the crash. >>> this video shows an armed robbery at a jewelry store in s
there might be a television satellite that happens to wander into its pass although nasa has calculated it out and we don't think that's going to happen. >> reporter: tonight on the streets of oakland some sky watchers knew about the asteroid. while scientists are ruled out a collision this time, they're asking for more funding to catalog those objects. >> let's say there was one heading to the earth that we knew about and there was going to be an impact. we want as much time as...
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be able to see the asteroid pass over because the sun will be up and it will be to bright out, but nasa is planning on streaming video of the flyby over the internet. da 14 is expected to pass by the earth friday morning around 11:30am pacific time. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news >> elsewhere, the current conditions with 59 degrees. 57 and antioch, 50s. oakland, 58. clear skies for the overnight conditions. pretty mild the chance for fog but not much. sunshine for the day tomorrow and on the warm sun for a lot of locations. '70s. after that, we are cooling down and showers are in the seven day forecast. the satellite and writer shore that high- pressure. coming out of that section with the satellite and radar. here is the future cast. 7:00 a.m., a cool down into the 50s. there are no 30's. by noon, we can see that green with 60s. the yellow, is 70's. many of us will be in the upper 70's closer. and we will cool things down by 5:00 p.m.. 60s. 50s for the lighter blue. for the morning lows. downtown san francisco, 40's on the map and some areas in the north bay toward but w
be able to see the asteroid pass over because the sun will be up and it will be to bright out, but nasa is planning on streaming video of the flyby over the internet. da 14 is expected to pass by the earth friday morning around 11:30am pacific time. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news >> elsewhere, the current conditions with 59 degrees. 57 and antioch, 50s. oakland, 58. clear skies for the overnight conditions. pretty mild the chance for fog but not much. sunshine for the day...
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. >>> nasa will stream the astroid's approach starting 9:00 pacific time. it is the closest to ever get to earth and they say it is the size of the white house. >> that is pretty good moving passed us. >> sal, is traffic moving fast out there? >> it is in many areas, dave and pam, we are looking at 280 north and south and you can go as fast as you legally can, no major problems on the sunole grade and i am not showing you the dense fog, at 5:57, let's go pack to the desk. >>> a deadly shooting on an elementary school campus, what we are learning about the young victim and how he was well- known in the area. >>> luring businesses away? we will tell you more about
. >>> nasa will stream the astroid's approach starting 9:00 pacific time. it is the closest to ever get to earth and they say it is the size of the white house. >> that is pretty good moving passed us. >> sal, is traffic moving fast out there? >> it is in many areas, dave and pam, we are looking at 280 north and south and you can go as fast as you legally can, no major problems on the sunole grade and i am not showing you the dense fog, at 5:57, let's go pack to the...
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nasa may have spotted the galaxy's newest black hole. this is it. the aftermath of supernova, most explode leaving behind a neutron star but in this case it looks like it left a black hole and from earth it's about 1,000 years old. but it happened 26,000 light- years away. so the image we're seeing now happened 27,000 years ago. there you go. in space time though that's relatively recent, right? >> how do you wrap your arms around that? >> unlike our show today. i have to say there's a lot of science today in our show and it's fantastic. >> we love it. >> yeah. hey, our director is saying, yawn. [ laughter ] >> but it has been a very nice day outside today. we have a lot of sunshine coming our way. a little fog showing up in the north bay valleys. the temperatures are going to be warming up nicely though. in fact, we're seeing those offshore winds blowing already. numbers up in the 50s as you approach the coastline. by the afternoon, how about this? 60s and 70s. the weekend looking good too. but we do have some showers coming our way next week, eliz
nasa may have spotted the galaxy's newest black hole. this is it. the aftermath of supernova, most explode leaving behind a neutron star but in this case it looks like it left a black hole and from earth it's about 1,000 years old. but it happened 26,000 light- years away. so the image we're seeing now happened 27,000 years ago. there you go. in space time though that's relatively recent, right? >> how do you wrap your arms around that? >> unlike our show today. i have to say...
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nasa doesn't have the resources to look for asteroids. which is why a trio of american astronauts and rocket scientist raise money to launch their own asteroid early warning system called sentinel dedicated telescope scanning the stars for threats. >> this asteroid is a wake up call we should be looking out there. these things do hit the earth. >>reporter: we can keep the plan it safe say scientist, if we just know what is out there headed our way. this is abc news, seattle. >>> that will get our attentio attention. he was in a bigger rush than she was. come up next on 7 news at 9. court ship by a former president. stay with us. i'll through presidents' day, get 36 months interest-free financing and save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. plus, free delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. keep more presidents in your wallet. this special financing offer ends presidents' day at sleep train. superior service, best selection, lowest
nasa doesn't have the resources to look for asteroids. which is why a trio of american astronauts and rocket scientist raise money to launch their own asteroid early warning system called sentinel dedicated telescope scanning the stars for threats. >> this asteroid is a wake up call we should be looking out there. these things do hit the earth. >>reporter: we can keep the plan it safe say scientist, if we just know what is out there headed our way. this is abc news, seattle....
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nasa and as strongers in were watching another space rock,. as fer road coming close to earth but will not hit us later this afternoon. this was a complete surprise to everyone including folks in russia that had a really rude awakening this morning. >> absolutely, and in broad daylight no less. that is why we have so many pictures. you mentioned the asteroid, are these two connected the meteor rite -- meteorite in russia and the asteroid that will come hundreds of miles from earth? >> that was my first question to nasa. i reached out to their lead asteroid scientist. he told me they are not related at all. they came from a completely different direction. a separate fireball event. heather: is that good? >> well, it's good in that they know nothing unexpected is happening with this asteroid. it is already giving us a close shave. it is doing anything unpredictable would be a bit alarming. heather: okay. >> so that is good news. it is fireball season for nasa. heather: fireball season. okay. back to the meteorite for a second. i understand this
nasa and as strongers in were watching another space rock,. as fer road coming close to earth but will not hit us later this afternoon. this was a complete surprise to everyone including folks in russia that had a really rude awakening this morning. >> absolutely, and in broad daylight no less. that is why we have so many pictures. you mentioned the asteroid, are these two connected the meteor rite -- meteorite in russia and the asteroid that will come hundreds of miles from earth?...
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what's surprising is nasa didn't even see it. we'll tell you why, coming up next on "world news now." have given way to sleeping. tossing and turning where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. lunesta should not be taken together with alcohol. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations, or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions such as tongue or throat swelling occur rarely and may be fatal. side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness, and morning drowsiness. ask your doctor if lunesta is right for you. then find out how to get lunesta for as low as fifteen dollars at lunes
what's surprising is nasa didn't even see it. we'll tell you why, coming up next on "world news now." have given way to sleeping. tossing and turning where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been...
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nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about the asteroid have a prediction. the need to worry though, as the scientists say it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say the asteroid this size would cause an explosive equivalent to two and a half ton megaton bomb. >> we are back at 6:45 a.m. and authorities have all arrested the 45 year-old santa clara man for having explosives in his home. police say was a threat against a state senator at leland yee. the bomb squad detonated some of the explosives. the chp will blow up the rest of the close of this morning. a young man was shot on a campus at school and san leandro. investigators are now at that school looking for clues. they will be there for awhile, classes' have been cancelled today. this is the first homicide of the year for the lme that sheriff's office. olympic sprinter oscar the store has been charged with the murder of his third year-old girlfriend was shot dead in his home in south africa. police say pistorius, a double amputee known as blade runne
nasa says it will be the best opportunity ever to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about the asteroid have a prediction. the need to worry though, as the scientists say it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say the asteroid this size would cause an explosive equivalent to two and a half ton megaton bomb. >> we are back at 6:45 a.m. and authorities have all arrested the 45 year-old santa clara man for having explosives in his home. police say was a...
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these are nasa radar images and illustrations of * d a 14. the 150 m diameter rocks is going to pass so close to earth, that it will be even closer than some satellites! nasa says that it will be the best opportunity " never " to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about astroid past predictions. no need to worry, though, nasa scientists say that it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say and ask for this size would cause an expulsion equivalent to 82 and a half megaton bomb. we will be right back. >> here are the afternoon highs. is going to be a nice day. it will be 69 degrees impala alto. fairfield will be popping out at 70 degrees. bridgman will be at 67 degrees. it will be 71 degrees for santa rosa. your kron 47 day around the bay highlights that warmer weather will be for the weekend and we may see some light rain as we head into next tuesday and wednesday. >> we're not tracking any hot spots but here is your bridge to check. the drive times are still from 18 to 20 minutes. the san mateo bridge to drive
these are nasa radar images and illustrations of * d a 14. the 150 m diameter rocks is going to pass so close to earth, that it will be even closer than some satellites! nasa says that it will be the best opportunity " never " to monitor a near miss by an object so large, and learn more about astroid past predictions. no need to worry, though, nasa scientists say that it will definitely not hit the globe. astronomers say and ask for this size would cause an expulsion equivalent to 82...
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we'll bring you nasa's teams tracking this asteroid from jpl in pasadena, california. we have folks at a new york planetarium and we have meteorologist chad myers all joining in to talk about this. so let's begin with tom foreman, because he is sort of our go-to 3-d guy apparently. tell me what this asteroid really looks like. >> you understand what it really looks like, you have to understand where it is. you've been talking about how it is one of the closest encounters we ever had, the closest for this size thing. let's get some reference points on it. manufacture many of us think about the moon as if that is something close to us. it is not that close. it is actually about a quarter million miles away. so what really is close to us, brooke? well, satellites are close. lots of them. this is a scale of where the satellite bands are around our earth. the furthest ones 22,000 miles out there. and where is this thing going to come from? this asteroid will come sweeping out here and go through the satellite band. let me give you a different angle. let's see how close we'r
we'll bring you nasa's teams tracking this asteroid from jpl in pasadena, california. we have folks at a new york planetarium and we have meteorologist chad myers all joining in to talk about this. so let's begin with tom foreman, because he is sort of our go-to 3-d guy apparently. tell me what this asteroid really looks like. >> you understand what it really looks like, you have to understand where it is. you've been talking about how it is one of the closest encounters we ever had, the...
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nasa says there is no need to worry. it will definitely not hit earth. that's good to know. >> 150 meters, that would put a hole in the earth. >> too bad we can't see it. it would be a great show, right, elizabeth. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> it is. what were you talking about? [ laughter ] >> an asteroid! >> oh, okay. got cla. i have been thinking about fog. i have a foggy brain. >>> it's all over the bay area this morning. you can see it in spots towards the bay bridge toll plaza. we were actually just getting word of an accident now. unfortunately it's on the skyway section sounds like it's on the other side of the bridge westbound 80 by the 101 connector so heads up. we don't have major details now but it sounds like possibly lanes blocked. they also turned on the metering lights. that's why we are starting to see delays in the cash and fastrak lanes and we also have a dense fog advisory in effect for the bay bridge and stretches of highway 92 by the way if you are traveling through half moon bay. all right. elsewhere, let's go towards westbound 580 a l
nasa says there is no need to worry. it will definitely not hit earth. that's good to know. >> 150 meters, that would put a hole in the earth. >> too bad we can't see it. it would be a great show, right, elizabeth. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> it is. what were you talking about? [ laughter ] >> an asteroid! >> oh, okay. got cla. i have been thinking about fog. i have a foggy brain. >>> it's all over the bay area this morning. you can see it in spots...